6/8 A0
When words have been repeated
F0
chosen and refined
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When spoken I am one of many
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Linked in space and time.
A0
Tradition has engraved them
F0
Upon every culture of the world
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Our rituals unite us.
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F@A
They may have been misused.
F@F#
We’ve sacrificed our own.
D
To our unholy rituals
A E7
F@A
Some I like just fine
F@F#
Like the toasting of you and me.
D
I raise my glass and wish you well.
A E7
‘Til once again we meet.
D A
In birth and life, in troubles and pain
E7 A
In love and joy we gather again
D A
Every measure of time, on the day that I die
E7 A
I’ll raise my glass again x2
E7 A
F C
Our rituals unite us
Am G
Like the patterns of a drum
F C
A polyrhythmic web of life
Am G
Interwoven as one
F C
Rituals bring reverence
Am G
To each important time.
F C
Our swords are left out at the door
Am G
As we gather kind with kind.
xx3434 F@A
D A
In birth and life, in troubles and pain
E7 A
In love and joy we gather again
D A
Every measure of time, on the day that I die
E7 A
I’ll raise my glass again x2
E7 A
I raise this glass again.
